Hello,
Thanks for all of your help. Thanks for the links. I always like to read tips on software and preventative measures.
- I removed ComboFix.
- I cleaned/re-enabled System Restore.
- Symantec scanned clean.
- I also disabled some startup programs. (Somewhere along the way while cleaning computer, they were all checked again, even the ones I previously disabled.)
* Note for Symantec users: by default, there's an automatic QuickScan that runs on bootup. I disabled that for now since it lagged the system a lot. That's what was lagging it. (When I upgrade the memory at some point I will re-enable the scan.)
- I also enabled TeaTimer, installed SpywareBlaster, and upgraded to IE7 (along with the latest Firefox). It should be ok to have TeaTimer and SpywareBlaster running, right? If anything, I might notice some performance issues and can disable one. (I've heard TT can be a lag, sometimes.)
So, that's the good news... malware free!
The bad news, however, is that I was creating a new account on the computer with admin rights, and made my main account limited access. I was having issues deleting some files in the recycle bin and then was able to purge them. HOWEVER, I think I hosed the files on my user account. :( When I logged back in, the desktop and icons were default and no files are in My Documents (under my main username, or the new one). I will have to see if I can recover that somehow.
-Blue
